2018 Give Back Program
Crest Foods was happy to welcome four local high schools to participate in our Give Back Program this year. Students from Ashton Franklin Center High School, Dixon High School, Oregon High School and Rochelle Township High School spent an afternoon this May presenting their charities of choice to a room of Crest employees and competing for cash prizes to donate. By the time it was all over, students had won $6000 to donate to their charities! With participation growing, and the level of presentations increasing over the years, it was an easy decision to award these students with the most money that we ever have. Dixon High School was awarded $1250 for their presentation about the National Alliance
AFC: Sierra Harris, Nathaniel Ramirez, Ethan Drew, Nathan Page & Garrett Drew. RTHS: Sarena Aballah, DiQuan Ishmon, Erin Bergeson, Ande Madsen & Kanaan Childers. OHS: Bailey Nelson, Isabelle Nelson,
Isabella Tranchina, Cristina Tranchina & Mady Russell. DHS: Kaitlyn Pfeiffer, Emma Johnson & Emily Drew
on Mental Illness (NAMI). Key Club members Kaitlyn Pfeiffer, Emma Johnson, and Emily Drew talked about the education, support and advocacy that NAMI provides for residents in the Sauk Valley area. The Key Club has helped with fundraisers in the past, most notably NAMI’s Annual 5K Run/Walk. Oregon High School was awarded $1250 to donate to Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon. Key Club members Bailey Nelson, Isabelle Nelson, Isabella Tranchina, Cristina Tranchina and Mady Russell reminded us of the im- portance of having such a wonderful resource and facility in our area. They included many testimonials and talked about their recent Service Day spent at the Serenity Hospice Shed repurposing furniture to be sold as a fundraiser. Any money won during the Give Back Program would be used to improve the facilities at both the Home and Shed. AFC High School was awarded $1500 for their presentation about the Ashton Lions Club. Sierra Harris, Nathaniel Ramirez, Ethan Drew, Nathan Page & Garrett Drew from the FFA were on a mission to win money to help repair the roof of the Lions Club building in Ashton or use it for the Lions Annual Kids Christmas Shopping Trip. With over 1 million members nationally, the small group of 30 Lions Club members in Ashton supports their community by providing eye glasses recycling, monetary assistance for children who need eye glasses and taking children Christ- mas shopping. The AFC FFA helps support this group by using their building for meetings and events. Lastly, Rochelle Township High School was awarded $2000 to donate to the Amazing Grace Organization in DeKalb. Sarena Aballah, DiQuan Ishmon, Erin Bergeson, Ande Madsen, Kanaan Childers all members of the RTHS Student Council, explained the impact that the Amazing Grace Organization has on patients battling cancer in northern Illinois. These students have helped to raise money for the organization by serving food and cleaning at their annual Culvers Night, and by participating in the Mr. Hub competition at RTHS. Funds raised help send care packages that foster hope and encouragement to cancer patients in the area. We want to thank all of the students and schools for participating in the competition this year and for ultimately getting so involved in giving back to organizations in their communities!
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